Court Martial Attorney – Marine’s court martial begins in US; key evidence in murder case came from own statement
A Marine’s lawyer says the military will decide as early Friday whether to drop charges that his client murdered an unarmed detainee in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine’s lawyer says the military will decide as early Friday whether to drop charges that his client murdered an unarmed detainee in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.
Attorney Joseph Low says Gen. Samuel Helland made the pledge during a private meeting Wednesday at Camp Pendleton.
The lawyer urged Helland to drop charges against Sgt. Jermaine Nelson, who has pleaded not guilty to unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in the November 2004 death. Nelson faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of murder.
Nelson’s squadmate, Sgt. Ryan Weemer, was acquitted of murder this month by a military jury.
His squad leader, former Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario, was acquitted in August in federal court on counts that included voluntary manslaughter.
Michael Waddington is a court martial lawyer – court martial attorney that defends military personnel worldwide as well as deployed civilian contractors subject to the UCMJ. He defends Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Coast Guard, and civilian contractor court martial cases. He has successfully defended military personnel as a court martial lawyer Army Navy Marine & Air Force court martials in Germany, England, Italy, Iraq, Kuwait, Korea, Okinawa, Japan, Yokota, and throughout the United States. military-defense-lawyer-recentcases.htm.
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